Should I have the right to visitaion?
Hi Everyone! I have a single father that sent me an email with this statement and question:
IM a SINGLE DA with a question?
if im a single father that apys his child support on-time!…..THEN should i have the right to VISITATION to my CHILD???
Although this is a basic question, he does bring up a point. Most of us don’t understand how the “system” works. I certainly don’t! Logic says that if we pay child support, then we should automatically see our kids. But this isn’t the case. Usually, when there is a divorce or a separation, a court hearing occurs. Depending on what the court says depends on if you can see your kids or not. If you pay child support and the courts say that you can see your kids, then, I would assume that you can. Unfortunately, a lot of our ex’s won’t let us see our kids or play games with us. Technically, if the courts say you can see your kids and your ex’s won’t let you, then they are in the wrong.
What can we do about it? Well, this is the part that can be difficult, unfair and could be costly. There are ways to get help. There are government agencies and private agencies. Below you will see a couple of posts that I have written that has some good links and information that may be able to help. Take a look and check them out!
Again, if anyone has any additional info and/or help, please feel free to post a comment or email me directly at: bob@singlefatherhelp.com. Thanks – Bob
Reader Comments
Hi – It’s really sad to me when parents use their children as pawns because of a personal vendetta against their ex.
What’s sadder is that in order to stop it, the children have to suffer a great deal and without money, you can’t do a heck of a lot about it. Many don’t bother trying and later the kids think the other parent didn’t care for them.